Olaf Tryggvason, who plays an important part…

Olaf Tryggvason, who plays an important part in the conversion of the Vikings to Christianity, is said to have built in 995 at Moste the first church in Norway.

Olaf soon brings all Norway except the inland districts under his rule, proclaims himself king and Norway a Christian kingdom in 997, establishing several Christian churches, especially in the southwest.

As King Olaf I of Norway, he establishes his seat of government in 997 in Kaupangr (later called Trondheim) on the west central coast of Norway, situated about two hundred and fifty miles (four hundred kilometers) north of Oslo.

Here, where he had first held thing with those who had revolted against Haakon, the River Nid twists itself before entering the fjord, creating a peninsula requiring just one short wall to easily defend against land attacks.

Trondheim will function as the main city and capital of Norway until the founding in 1070 of Bergen.